Per the Ohio revised code: the landlord has 30 days to make a claim for damages, if he does not than he must return the deposit within that 30 days and if he refuses hire an attorney because the landlord is responsible to pay his attorney and yours plus double the deposit $750 becomes $1,500.
I have had the same problem before, all he/she has to do is say that your deposit was used to "repair" anything inside or out of the residence. So basically you are screwed. Have a nice day.........
Find your local landlord-tenant agency and check into the law in your jurisdiction about returning security deposits. You could inquire at your town offices for contact information. In many jurisdictions the landlord must notify the tenant within a certain time period that they are not returning the deposit and list the reasons why. If they don't follow the law they may be liable to return double the amount of the security deposit. You would need to sue in small claims court but it may be worth the trouble.
A tenant should always take lots of photos when they vacate an apartment so they have proof of its condition when they moved out.
If the landlord has failed to comply with the security deposit law and has exhausted the time he's allotted to return the deposit, then you will need to proceed into your local small claims court and file a lawsuit.
Before you file that lawsuit, check to see if your city/state allows for double/triple damages for failure to return the security deposit. If after the time has ran out for the landlord to return the deposit, he has forfeited any claims against it. If your state allows for double damages and your deposit was $875, that's $1750 that you would sue for plus court costs.
What state do you reside in? Generally, landlords have 30 days to return a security deposit.
If your landlord accepted the security deposit from you he must return to you unless he have legal grounds to keep all or part of the security deposit. I don't think that the loss of your receipt for the security deposit is enough to allow your landlord to keep it. Thus you can sue him.
A security deposit is an advanced deposit that is generally retained by the landlord during your tenancy. The landlord is obligated to return such deposit within 30 days with interest earned, if any, and/or an itemized list of expenses for which the landlord is offsetting the deposit amount (for which he wants to keep some or all of the deposit). The laws regulating such deposit varies between states under the Landlord/Tenant laws of that state.
If the breach resulted in rent being owed, then yes, the landlord can use the deposit to pay that arrearage (and then sue for the rest).
Usually one year.
The latest the landlord can return your deposit in California is 21 days. You can find out more information on this matter by following the Related Link below.
In most states the landlord has up to 30 days to return to you your security deposit minus any charges the landlord wants to offset from your deposit. He has to also furnish you with copies of any receipts for damages that were not incurred from normal wear and tear, cleaning fees and other fees the landlord may charge you according to the terms of your lease. If your landlord does not return to you your deposit or anything else within those 30 days, you have the right to sue your landlord for the full deposit and the landlord cannot deduct any money after the 30 days has expired.
In the State of Maryland, a landlord has 45 days from the date a residential tenant vacates the premises to return any security deposit, minus any deductions for damage. Within 30 days of the date the tenant vacates, the landlord must notify the tenant in writing of any damage deductions being taken from the security deposit. If a landlord fails to return any portion of the security deposit rightly owed to the tenant, the tenant can sue the landlord for up to three times the amount of the security deposit that was wrongly withheld, plus attorney fees. Maryland has many online legal self-help resources on landlord-tenant law and other subjects. For a directory of these resources, visit the Maryland Courts Self-Help Directory related link.
The landlord has an obligation to return the deposit to somebody. He wouldn't be wrong to return it to the boyfriend, but he could also return it to you. Then, if either of you feels aggrieved, they could sue in small claims court.
There's no specific term for this: the landlord is refusing to return security deposit. Either he has the right to because of damage beyond normal wear and tear or he needs to be sued for such money. And if you win in such suit you may be entitled to up to 3 times the amount of the deposit.
Look at the lease agreement. Whoever is listed as the landlord, that is who should return the security deposit.
Usually to the county or municipal court. This is a small-claims case.
No. Taking a washer and/or dryer is stealing. To force your landlord to return your deposit you must take him to court.